The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the welfare of the large number of smallholders cultivating cocoa through higher and sustainable productivity levels of good quality cocoa at lower production costs.

The use of molecular biology techniques in a search for varieties resistant to Witches Broom disease.

This research and development project was aimed at developing and releasing new cocoa plant varieties which are more uniform, more productive and more tolerant to disease, particularly to witches broom.

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